fair

(noun) a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.. Synonyms: carnival, funfair.

(noun) gathering of producers to promote business. Examples: "World fair." "Trade fair." "Book fair."

(noun) a competitive exhibition of farm products. Examples: "She won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair."

(noun) a sale of miscellany; often for charity. Synonyms: bazaar. Examples: "The church bazaar."

(verb) join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly.

(adj) free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules. Synonyms: fair (vs. unfair), just. Examples: "A fair referee." "Fair deal." "On a fair footing." "A fair fight." "By fair means or foul."

(adj) not excessive or extreme. Synonyms: fairish, reasonable. Examples: "A fairish income." "Reasonable prices."

(adj) very pleasing to the eye. Synonyms: bonny, bonnie, comely, sightly. Examples: "My bonny lass." "There's a bonny bay beyond." "A comely face." "Young fair maidens."

(adj) (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines. Synonyms: fair (vs. foul). Examples: "He hit a fair ball over the third base bag."

(adj) lacking exceptional quality or ability. Synonyms: average, mediocre, middling. Examples: "A novel of average merit." "Only a fair performance of the sonata." "In fair health." "The caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average." "The performance was middling at best."

(adj) attractively feminine. Synonyms: fair(prenominal). Examples: "The fair sex."

(adj) (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections. Synonyms: clean. Examples: "Fair copy." "A clean manuscript."

(adj) gained or earned without cheating or stealing. Synonyms: honest. Examples: "An honest wage." "An fair penny."

(adj) free of clouds or rain. Examples: "Today will be fair and warm."

(adj) (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored. Synonyms: fairish. Examples: "A fair complexion";."

(adv) in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating. Synonyms: fairly, clean. Examples: "They played fairly."

(adv) without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner. Synonyms: fairly, evenhandedly. Examples: "Deal fairly with one another."